Front Air Bag problems of the 1998 Jeep Cherokee

Six problems related to front air bag have been reported for the 1998 Jeep Cherokee. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Front Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 06/04/2002

Vehicle was going 30-35mph and was involved in a head on collison hitting side driver's door of other vehicle. Upon impact, neither driver's or passenger's air bag deployed, causing consumer's head and face to hit windshield. Dealer was notified. Vehicle was totaled. Please provide more information.

2 Front Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 11/28/2001

To avoid accident my son swerved & did a 180 & came to a stop & was hit by a Ford pickup head on. Jeep was totaled. Niether of the front air bags deployed.

3 Front Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 06/25/2000

While driving on the road another vehicle pulled out from the right hand side and hit consumer's vehicle on the right front bumper head-on. Upon impact, neither airbag deployed. Contacted dealer.

4 Front Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 11/19/1998

No deployment of driver's air bag during a collision. 831045 dup of 832151; posted on 09-07-1999.

5 Front Air Bag problem

Consumer is not able to obtain recall repair (00v-105) due to lack of parts and information regarding repair.

6 Front Air Bag problem

Vehicle was involved in a rollover at 60mph, and neither dirver's nor passenger's airbags deployed. Dealer has vehicle currently.




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